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5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

Plus a Few More Where the Only Mystery is Who’s Sleeping With Whom

By Dwyer Murphy | June 24, 2025

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

In Abbott's new thriller, three sisters in Grosse Pointe get drawn into an 'investment club.'

By Dwyer Murphy | June 6, 2025

Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

“I needed to know about houses—big and rambling houses, and how they alter people.”

By Dwyer Murphy | May 16, 2025

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Dwyer Murphy on Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley.

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Dwyer Murphy on Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 13, 2025

Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet’s New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet’s New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

The Author of Crook Manifesto Discusses the Latest Installment of his Sweeping Crime History of New York City.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 19, 2023

New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

Dwyer Murphy Recommends Ten Modern Classics and Wonders, More Importantly: What's Your Dunkin’ Order?

By Dwyer Murphy | July 11, 2023

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Jon Michaud on Bar Literature, Washington Heights, and the Ideal New York City Saloon

By Dwyer Murphy | June 7, 2023

Dwyer Murphy on How to Write About a City

By Dwyer Murphy | August 5, 2022

The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

By Dwyer Murphy | July 25, 2022

Ron Shelton on Making <em>Bull Durham</em>, Getting Threatened by Thomas Pynchon, and Why Baseball is the Most Literary Sport

Ron Shelton on Making Bull Durham, Getting Threatened by Thomas Pynchon, and Why Baseball is the Most Literary Sport

Three Decades Later, the Writer and Director Looks Back at How It All Got Started

By Dwyer Murphy | July 7, 2022

An exclusive first look at the new Netflix true crime documentary, <em>Girl in the Picture</em>

An exclusive first look at the new Netflix true crime documentary, Girl in the Picture

By Dwyer Murphy | June 15, 2022

Alexander Maksik on Writing About Post-Recession New York

Alexander Maksik on Writing About Post-Recession New York

Dwyer Murphy Talks to the Author of The Long Corner

By Dwyer Murphy | May 20, 2022

Colson Whitehead: Why a Heist Novel Was the Best Way to Tell the Story of New York

Colson Whitehead: Why a Heist Novel Was the Best Way to Tell the Story of New York

“I wanted to salute that moment of night and those nighthawks.”

By Dwyer Murphy | September 14, 2021

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City... Only to Disappear Into It

Dwyer Murphy Talks to the Author of The Great Mistake About the Life and Times of Andrew Haswell Green

By Dwyer Murphy | June 15, 2021

Five things you should know about the ongoing investigation into Biggie Smalls' murder.

Five things you should know about the ongoing investigation into Biggie Smalls' murder.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 13, 2019

Take a Literary World Tour Alongside Paul Manafort’s Dirty Money!

Take a Literary World Tour Alongside Paul Manafort’s Dirty Money!

An Essential Book from Every Country Where Paul Manafort Allegedly Laundered His Money

By Dwyer Murphy | October 30, 2017

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